Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Self-Help for Soft Targets :: 02/11/2016
There is not much the government can do about the sort of terrorist threat that President Barack Obama described in his speech following the massacre in San Bernardino. It will always be difficult to stop self-radicalized jihadists, operating under no one's instructions, from carrying out attacks on soft targets too scattered and numerous to secure.
U.S. House passes bill to block Operation Choke Point :: 02/11/2016
The U.S. House has passed legislation to block federal banking regulators from requesting that financial institutions terminate a customer’s account without material reason and written proof.
Intel chief: 'We might use smart-home devices to spy on you' :: 02/10/2016
The nation’s top intelligence officer admitted Tuesday that the government may use information transmitted to the Internet from your washing machine, your thermostat, your television, your refrigerator or your favorite video game against you.
Mass Shooters Prefer Gun-Free Zones :: 02/10/2016
An analysis of mass shootings in the United States since the year 2002 shows that gun-wielding mass killers are more likely to strike where the Second Amendment right to bear arms has been supplanted by “gun-free zone” ordinances, be they federal, local, or specified by the owner of the property.
Mayor's office unhappy about NRA-sponsored Civil War Museum exhibit :: 02/10/2016
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – An ongoing dispute involving Harrisburg’s mayor and the National Civil War Museum, and another between the top city leader and the National Rifle Association, came together this week.
Potentially lethal force may require defensive deadly force :: 02/10/2016
Violence is a global problem, which in the context of this article (interpersonal violence), is intentional force against another person or persons with the potential to cause injury or bodily harm, resulting in disability or death.
Rape survivor's open letter to Florida State Sen. Diaz de la Portilla on campus carry :: 02/10/2016
I am typing this letter from a Starbucks in Tallahassee, where I am situationally aware, trained, and well armed. Although I do not expect anything drastic to happen today, I am still prepared if something does go down—either to get the heck out and dodge, or tackle whatever happens head on, and I am prepared to do so with deadly force if needed.
Report: Criminologists, Economists Find Benefits to Gun Ownership :: 02/10/2016
This past December marked three years since the massacre at Sandy Hook. Commemorating the anniversary, President Obama took to Facebook to pen a post that wondered how we as a nation explain congressional inaction on gun control to the victims' families.
Why gun control is a loser for the Democrats :: 02/10/2016
There is nothing so comforting as a closely held prejudice, even when it repeatedly harms you. The white-hot passion of Democratic politicians to restrict and even strip Americans of their constitutionally guaranteed right to buy, own, keep, shoot and carry firearms continues as a monument to self-abuse.
Women Are Changing The Conversation In The Ongoing Gun Debate :: 02/10/2016
In what has become known as “the gun debate,” it seems like women are often included in only two categories: as victims, and as statistics. That’s not what I see. What I see is women as the fastest growing demographic in the firearms and self-defense communities.
Active killer murders four in Canada town, high school; President Obama silent :: 02/09/2016
"This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries." - President Barack Obama - In late January, a 17 year-old used a shotgun to shoot at least nine people in the remote northern Saskatchewan community of La Loche.
A poll shocker: Ignorant Pa. Dems embrace socialism :: 02/09/2016
Thirty-eight percent of Pennsylvania Democrats likely to vote in the Keystone State's April 26 primary have a “positive image of socialism.” That's according to Harper Polling.
Avoidable deaths :: 02/09/2016
A Los Angeles area doctor has been sentenced to thirty years to life in the fatal overdoses of three of her patients. This is the latest incident in a trend of opioid deaths that has been growing for more than a decade.
Constitutional carry blasts through West Virginia House :: 02/09/2016
Despite promises from Gov. Tomblin to repeat his veto from last year on similar legislation, a bill to bring permitless concealed carry to West Virginia passed by huge margins Monday.
Dozens of domestic abusers guilty of violating Iowa gun ban :: 02/09/2016
An Iowa law signed into effect in 2010 with the goal of getting guns out of the hands of dangerous people, including domestic abusers, has seen a total of 84 convictions, averaging just over 18 each year, according to a recent review by the Associated Press.
NY Times Reporter Flummoxed By Polite, Knowledgeable Gun Owners :: 02/09/2016
It’s primary day in New Hampshire, the one time every four years where reporters in the D.C.-to-New York City corridor pretend to care about the people of a state that they otherwise regard as a quaint backwater.
Obama's executive action on guns targets the disabled :: 02/09/2016
As President Barack Obama’s executive orders addressing gun violence take effect, disability rights activists are concerned that some aspects unfairly label people with psychiatric disabilities as perpetrators of violence.
Study finds stun guns used by police affect brain function :: 02/09/2016
A new study finds that stun guns affect brain function for about an hour after the 50,000-volt shock is administered.
Thief Who Stole More Than 85 Guns Receives Probation In Plea Deal :: 02/09/2016
Don’t talk to me about passing a single new gun law if you aren’t fighting to make sure criminals are being prosecuted to the fullest extent of our existing laws. Criminals who commit crimes involving firearms are routinely allowed to cut plea deals on every level, even after people are killed with stolen or straw-purchased weapons.
Vermont Gun Shop Project addresses gun-related suicide :: 02/09/2016
BRATTLEBORO — Gun-owner groups in partnership with the Center for Health and Learning are mobilizing to launch the Vermont Gun Shop Project in an effort to reduce firearm-related suicides in the state.
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